Guides
Guides to selling a house in Merrick
Background rather than sales copy. What the Merrick market is actually doing, how a house gets valued, what an agent's commission buys, and how to check whether the company texting you about your house intends to buy anything.
Local market Housing Market A median is a blunt instrument. It tells you what the middle house in Merrick sold for, and it tells you almost nothing about what yours is worth if yours is not the middle house. Commuter belt Near the LIRR Walking distance to the Merrick station is the single most quoted selling point in Merrick, and it is genuinely worth something. Coastal property Flood Zones A flood zone designation is a fact about the land, not a verdict on the house. Plenty of Merrick sells every year inside one. Before you reply to anyone Is a Cash Offer Legitimate? Short answer: some are, many are not, and the difference is easy to establish if you know what to ask. Valuation What Is My House Worth? The honest answer is that your house does not have one value. It has three, they can be a long way apart, and which one applies to you depends on the condition of the property and how much time you have. Your options Selling Without a Realtor A 5% commission on the Merrick median of $902,038 is $45,102, which is why the question gets asked.
Why these are on the site
Most of what a homeowner can find about selling a house quickly is written by somebody who wants to buy it, which includes us. The difference we are trying to hold to is that these pages are useful whether or not you ever call, and several of them will tell you to do something other than sell to us.
Every figure quoted carries its source and its date. Where we do not have a number we can stand behind, we say so rather than estimating one.